Various satellite instruments focus on different aspects of the Earth system.

What has half a century of Earth Observation taught us? The single biggest revolution is that our planet is always in flux. Like traditional paper maps, an individual satellite acquisition is rapidly outdated. But repeat acquisitions add a time dimension, capturing the dynamic complexity of the Earth system - differences between a wide array of satellite sensors, improving the understanding of how the Earth system works and the impact of human activities.

This Proba-V image shows the immense, natural power of the 'eye of Quebec', a ring-shaped lake in Canada. It was formed in one of the world's largest meteor impact craters (originally 100km in diameter), over 200 million years ago.